Date: November 8, 2025 Participant: Evan Vehrenkamp #2579 Race: 2025 REVEL Big Bear Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Maintaining Consistency Amidst Tough Splits Evan Vehrenkamp, representing Team Harper, completed the 2025 REVEL Big Bear Half Marathon with a total time of 2:55:01, maintaining an average pace of 13:21 min/mile. Throughout the race, Evan demonstrated consistency in his pacing, starting strong with a 9:29 min/mile for the first mile. His splits showed a steady pace progression, with a noteworthy segment at the 10th mile registering a split pace of 14:32 min/mile. Evan's performance placed him 62nd in his division (M19-24) out of a total of 62 participants, and 1504th overall out of 1808 runners. The initial splits underlined a positive start, but there was a gradual slowdown. A constructive focus for future races could be pacing strategies to manage the latter half of the race better. Consider practicing maintaining even pacing over longer distances in training sessions to enhance endurance and energy distribution.